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                                   2130
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to a New York state
   vaccination awareness campaign; and to amend the tax law and the state
   finance law, in relation to providing a tax check off box on  personal
   income  tax  return forms for the New York state vaccination awareness
   campaign and certain reporting requirements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2500-m to read as follows:
   § 2500-M. NEW  YORK  STATE  VACCINATION  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN.  1.  THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH,  AND  SHALL  CONTRACT WITH A CONSULTANT TO
 PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN
 CONSISTENT WITH THE IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE CENTERS FOR
 DISEASE  CONTROL  AND PREVENTION AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZA-
 TION PRACTICES.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE OPER-
 ATION AND PROMOTION OF THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
 SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY  BE  CONTAINED  WITHIN  SUCH
 CONTRACT  WITH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS EXPERIENCE WORKING
 WITH NEW YORK STATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE  EXPERTISE  IN  IMMUNIZATION
 AND VACCINATION PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS, AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE IMMUN-
 IZATION  AND  VACCINATION COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE CONTRACTOR
 MAY SUBCONTRACT AS NEEDED FOR THE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT.
 ALL SUCH SUBCONTRACTORS AND THE TERMS  OF  SUCH  SUBCONTRACTS  SHALL  BE
 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3.  THE  CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE A REPORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE FOLLOWING:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (A) THE ANNUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF VOLUNTARY  CONTRIBUTIONS  RECEIVED  BY
 THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING THE NEW YORK STATE IMMUN-
 IZATION EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES;
   (B)  A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES IMPLE-
 MENTED DURING THE YEAR; AND
   (C) ACCOUNTING STATEMENTS OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  MAIN-
 TAINING THE PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES.
   4.  (A)  FOR  THE PERIOD APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR THROUGH
 MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, PAYMENTS TO THE CONTRACTOR
 SHALL BE PAID BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B) FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE AND
 THEREAFTER, PAYMENTS TO THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE PAID BY  THE  DEPARTMENT
 FROM  FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THESE PURPOSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE FUNDS DEPOSITED  INTO  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  VACCINATION  AWARENESS
 CAMPAIGN  FUND  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION NINETY-FIVE-L OF THE STATE FINANCE
 LAW.
   (C) IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR MAY RECEIVE AND USE VOLUNTARY CONTRIB-
 UTIONS.
   § 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-l to  read  as
 follows:
   §  630-L.  GIFT FOR THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
 EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR,  AN  INDIVIDUAL  IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO
 CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN  FUND.
 THE  CONTRIBUTION  SHALL  BE  IN  ANY  WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT
 REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN  TO  ENABLE  A
 TAXPAYER  TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
 OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED
 TO THE NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FUND AND USED  ONLY
 FOR  THOSE  PURPOSES  ENUMERATED  IN  SECTION NINETY-FIVE-L OF THE STATE
 FINANCE LAW.
   § 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-l  to
 read as follows:
   §  95-L.  NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FUND. 1. THERE
 IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF  TAXA-
 TION  AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE
 "NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FUND".
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED-M OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND
 SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED  THIRTY-L  OF  THE  TAX LAW, ALL REVENUES RECEIVED
 PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATIONS BY THE LEGISLATURE, AND ALL MONEYS  APPROPRI-
 ATED,  CREDITED,  OR  TRANSFERRED  THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE
 PURSUANT TO LAW.  MONEYS SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND
 WARRANT OF THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED  AND  CERTIFIED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF HEALTH. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT
 THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THE  FUND  AS  DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND
 ACCORDING TO LAW. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER ON MONEYS  ON
 DEPOSIT IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND.
   3.  MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO THE
 NEW YORK STATE VACCINATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR PURPOSES OF  PROMOTING
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ESTABLISHED IN THIS STATE WHICH ARE INCORPO-
 RATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING AND FINANCING NEW YORK STATE VACCINA-
 TION  AWARENESS AND THE IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE CENTERS
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 FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNI-
 ZATION PRACTICES.
   4.  ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER
 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPO-
 RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR  OF
 THE  SENATE  FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
 COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, THE CHAIR OF THE
 ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND  THE  PUBLIC.  SUCH
 REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE
 PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I)  THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS
 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
   (II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
   (III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
   (IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL
 YEAR.
   §  4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a  law  and  shall  apply  to
 taxable  years  beginning  on or after such date. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.